Writing
Everything I've published since 2022, grouped by the questions I keep circling rather than by date.
The room you're standing in · When self-improvement turns on you · An identity you weren't handed · Who's actually driving · Everything else · What shaped the thinking
The room you're standing in
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The Proximity Tax
You are the average of the five people around you — but the real risk isn't your average. It's the leak.
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The Jungle vs. The Zoo
Modern society looks civilised. The competition underneath it is anything but.
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Will 1,000,000 Thank Yous Make You a Millionaire?
The economics of gratitude and the currency of connection.
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The Online Wilderness
Are you prey or predator?
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We Need Better Stories on Medium
How money corrupted every endeavour of life — Medium included.
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Society Falls
I see society falling every day.
When self-improvement turns on you
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Why We Repeat the Same Mistakes Even When We Know Better
We treat self-awareness like a cure.
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Are You Too Smart to Be Happy?
The trap of over-intellectualizing your life.
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Less Purpose, More Life — The Road to Clarity
What if the secret to happiness is having no purpose at all?
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How to Become a Polymath and Master Your Life
I wish I had known this earlier.
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The Dark Side of Self-Help
How self-improvement went wrong.
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Busyness: The Art of Doing Everything and Achieving Nothing
Being busy is a great thing. Is it?
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The Benefits of Making Purpose Your End Goal
How to reach heights you never imagined.
An identity you weren't handed
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Wandering with Purpose: The Hidden Power of Feeling Lost in Life
Embrace the feeling of being lost — it is your friend.
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You Don't Have to Earn Money From It to Be It
How the obsession with monetizing every passion is robbing us of our identity, and how to reclaim it.
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The Journey to Self-Discovery: Lessons by 25
The five most important lessons you should have learned by twenty-five.
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The Only Advice You Need To Change Your Life
Just be your best friend.
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How Moving to Australia Will Not Change You
"Wherever you go — there you are."
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The 5 Traits of a High-Value Man
Do you have them?
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Renaissance Man
Standing firm in the wind.
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Inner & Outer Demons
It's not easy to grow up in an abusive family.
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My First Conscious Story
The one that started it. Kept here because the archive should show the start.
Who's actually driving
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Being Worried About This Will Ruin Your Life
A brutally honest conversation about the one fear that's silently killing your potential.
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Sobriety: The Underrated Key to a Better Life
Liberating yourself from society's illusions.
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The Illusion of Choice
Who's in charge — you, or your perception?
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The Illusion of Free Will and How We Can Use It to Our Advantage
What free will is, and what's left once you stop believing in it.
Everything else
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Un-Ethical AI: Should Robots Ever Have Rights?
This might happen earlier than you think.
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The Day the World Went Silent
Fiction. John he's late.
All of it lives on Medium for now. It's moving here piece by piece.
What shaped the thinking
Eight books that each moved something. The lineage, if you want it.
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Discipline Is Destiny
A masterclass in self-control. True freedom comes from mastering yourself first.
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101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Each essay is a mirror that forces you to confront your own patterns.
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Four Thousand Weeks
What truly deserves your finite attention? A wake-up call about time and mortality.
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Meditations for Mortals
Productivity isn't about doing more — it's about doing what matters.
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Atomic Habits
Small, consistent actions compound into extraordinary results.
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Modern Wisdom, Ancient Rules
A practical guide to living with intention in a chaotic world.
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Think and Grow Rich
Cultivating the mental architecture of success — it's not just about money.
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Money: Master the Game
A comprehensive roadmap to financial sovereignty.
If a book changed how you see something, tell me about it. I read everything I'm sent.